• A revivalist movement is one which desires or inclines to revive practices from an earlier times whereas a Reform movement seeks to bring gradual change in certain aspects of the society. Wahabi movementsought to undo western influences and the perceived degeneration in Indian muslims as per them. Ahmadiya movement on the other hand was a reformist movement in the sense that it based itself on the universal religion of all humanity and spread western liberal education among the Indian Muslims. It was Ahmadiya movement that opposed Jihad while the Wahabis considered India to be dar-ul-Harb (land of tha kafirs ) and it needed to be converted to dar-ul-Islam(land of Islam)
• The Deoband Movementwas organized by the orthodox section of the Muslim ulema. It was a revivalist movement with two goals – to spread the pure teachings of the Quran and Hadis among Muslims, and to keep the spirit of jihad against foreign rulers alive. Mahmud-ul-Hasan (1851-1920), the new Deoband leader, sought to instill political and intellectual content in the school’s religious ideas.
• The Aligarh Movement is known as the most important socio-religious movement among Muslims. It was organized by Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1899), who has been described as the most prominent Muslim figure. Syed Ahmad Khan was born into a Muslim noble family in 1817 and had joined the Company’s service as a judicial officer. He realized that Muslims would have to adapt to British rule. As a result, Syed Ahmad advised Muslims to pursue Western education and government service.

Source: Spectrum’s Modern History